Capping horse



C. A. SMITH ET AL CPPING HORSE Filed Feb, 28. 1925 ma .m QQWM.

i INVENTORS Char/e5 H.. 5'mi{2 and Herber L. Hillj/azfdf/Q @N ww @Awww N N wenn ATTORNEYJ Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

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CHARLES A. SMITH AND HERBERT L. HILLYARD,V F INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, AS-

sreNoRs To THE NATIONAL sAsrr AND DOOR'OOMPANY, on 1NnnrnNDnNoE,v KANSAS, A CORPORATION OF xANsAs. v

CAPPING HORSE.

Application filed February 28, 1925. Serial No. 12,214.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, CHAnrns A. SMITH and Hnnne'r L. HTLLYARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Independencain the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Capping Horse, of which the following is a specication.

In the production of glass cylinders, as a preliminary to the production of window glass, the cylinders or rollers unavoidably vary from true cylinders, both in diameter and axis. Such cylinders are most conve-niently laid horizontally asa preliminary to being cut into sections and the object of the present invention is to provide a support .on capping horse upon which the freshly drawn cylinder may be laid and so uni- Jormly supported that the cylindery as a whole, and the several sections as produced, will be properly supported in such manner as to avoid breakage both before and after the cutting operations. A,

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention. In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side eievation of the horse; Fig. 2 a side elevation in partial vertical section, and on a larger scale, of the receiving end ofthe horse; Fig. 3 a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4t a sideelevation of the middle portion ot the horse; Fig. 5 a fragmentary side elevation, on an enlarged scale and with some parts broken away, at the point X Fig. 2; Fig. 6 a fragmentary side elevation on an enlarged scale with some parts broken away at the point Y Fig. 2; Fig. 7 a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 a fragmentary side elevation, in partial vertical section, at the point Z Fig. Ll; and Fig. 9 a section on line 9 of Fig. 8.

In the drawings 10, 1() indicate a pair of base blocks or fulcrum blocks upon each of which is `fulcrumed a beam 11, the two beams 11, 11 being arranged in alignment and with their adjacent ends slightly separated as indicated in Fig. 4t. Each beam 11 is provided at each side, at an intermediate point, nearer its outer end than its inner end, 'with a depending plate 12 loverlapping the subjacent block 10. Extending between each pair of plates 12, beneath lbeam 11, isa fulcrum pin 13 whichrests upon the upper surface of the subjac'ent block 10..- Each plate 12 is provided withl .a .Slot 14; throughwhich'a headed screw 15 is projected into the adj a.- cent block VA10. Each pin 13 thus forms a tulcrum support for its beam 11 upon a block 10. Rigidly secured to one end of one of beams y11 at each side is a'plate 16, each of said plates overlapping the adjacent end of the companion beam 11 and provided with a slot 17, in its overlapping portion, through which avbolt Or lag screw 18 is driven into the companion beam 11, the arrangement being such that the adjacent ends of beams 11 may together swing up or down, the slot 17 permitting the. unavoidable approach and separation of the adjacent ends of said beams 11, 11. The upper edges'of plates r16 project above the upper faces of beams 11 and extending between said plates is a pivot bolt 19 upon which an intermediate beam 21 is balanced, or substantially balanced.

Fulcrumed upon the Outer ends of beams 11 are intermediate beams 21a and 21", each of which is provided at each side, at its mid- V dle. with a depending pllate 22; between which is extendedja fulcrum pin 23 resting upon the subjacent beam 11, the plates 22 lapping down over the sides of beams 11 and provided near their lower ends with a slot 24 through each of which is projected a headed screw 25 into beam 11. Depending from the inner end of each beam 21aand 21b is a linger 26 which overlaps the si'de of beam 11 and is provided with a slot 27 through which a headed screw 28 is projected into beam 11.

Balanced upon the opposite ends of each beam 21, 21a and 2lb, isa roller-section carrier 29, each of which has a length approximating the length of the sections into which the glassroller is to be cut. Each carrier 29 is provided, at or near its middle, at each side, with a -depending plate 30 extending down and overlapping the adjacent beam 21, 21a or 21", respectively, a fulcrum pin 31 extending between the platesbeneath the carrier and resting upon the beam, each depending end being provided with a slot 32 (Fig. 5) through which` a headed screw 33 is projected into the adjacent beam.

Longitudinally slidable on the upper face of each carrier 29 are roller cradles 34 conveniently formed of asbestos webbing supported on al cross-bar 35 which, in turn, is

supported by two slides/36, 36 (Fig. 3')

which lie upon opposite sides of the intermediate portion 37 of the carrier 29, and rest upon the side ribs 38 of said carrier, the arrangement being such that the cradles 34 may be readily shifted longitudinally of the carriers 29.

Swing of the end carriers 29 on the beams 21EL and 2lb, respectively is limited by a headed screw 39 projected up through the adjacent beam into the carrier, as shown in Fig. 2.

Depending from each end of each of the intermediate carriers 29 is a ratchet bar 45 adapted to cooperate with a fixed pawl 46 appropriately placed upon the subjacent beam 11 and the several ratchet bars 45 are connected by links 47 and normally urged towards their pawls by spring 48 1). An operating rod 49, connected to one of the ratchet bars 45, is provided with an operating handle. 50 by which the ratchet bars may bereadily shifted and this handle 50 may be hooked over a pin 51 (Fig. 2) in order to hold the ratchet bars out of engagement with their pawls.

Depending from one of the bea-ms 11, near its end, is a ratchet bar 52 connected by links 53, 53 with adjacent ratchet bars 45, and arranged to coact with this ratchet bar 52 is a pawl 54 mounted upon a block 55 arranged beneath the adjacent ends of beams 11.

It will be noted that the carriers 29 are interconnected in pairs by means of the intermediate beams 21, 21'DL or 21b so as to swing together about the fulcrum 23 but, at the same time, are capable of inde-pendent swing about their individual fulcrums 31. 1t will also be noted that deflection of either beam 11, by reason of a load applied thereto, will cause an equal but opposite deflection of the aligned beam 11.

The construction described is such that the several carriers 29 have an interrelated flexibility of such character that the supports 29 will either automatically accommodate themselves, or can be made to accommodate themselves, to the various portions of any roller laid thereon in such manner as to form, ultimately, a rigid support for all sections of the roller so that when the roller is cut into successive portions each of the successively cut portions will be independently supported in such, manner as to insure against the possibility of a rubbing contact between thc adjacent ends of said sections.

In operation, a roller having been drawn, it is taken down by swinging its lower or hole end outwardly and upwardly and low ering its inner or cap end,'sepa1ating` the blow pipe from the drawing cage, and shifting the roller lengthwise to a position above the horse and loweringthe roller upon the horse, the roller at this time being supported with its hole end somewhat higherthan the cap end so that the cap end will first come i down upon the left hand (Fig. 1) carrier 29, whereupon this carrier will yield downwardly, the left hand end of the left hand beam 11 also yielding downwardly around its fulcrum 13, its right hand or inner' end at the same time swinging upwardly and moving beam 17 and the carriers 29 carried thereby upwardly. The adjacent or left hand end of the left hand beam 11 also swings upwardly, by reason of its flexible connection with the adjacent end of the left hand beam 11 so that the right hand beam 11 swings about its fulcrum 13. The intermediate carriers 29 thus rise, under the applied load of the cap end of the roller, to meet the down-coming intermediate portion of the roller and as this load is applied the various carriers 29 yield under the applied load and adjust themselves approximately, and some times entirely, to the irregularities of the roller so that it is well supported throughout its entire length as it finally comes to rest upon the horse. The operator then releases handle 50 from pin 51 so that the several ratchet bars 45 and 52 may coact with their associated pawls. rlhe operator may then, by shifting the cradles 34 lengthwise of the carriers 29, and by vertically adjusting either end of any one of the carriers 29, finally bring them into proper supporting association with the roller throughout its entire length, the several carriers being at that time rigidly locked in place by their several ratchets so that the entire structure becomes substantially a rigid support for the roller throughout its length. The operator may, if it is found necessary, insert some wedges (not shown) between beams 11 and block 55 to obtain the desired stiffness of the structure as a whole.

rlhe removal of the cap from the roller produces no disturbance but when the first cut from the cap is made the freshly produced section supported by the left hand section support 29 swings automatically away from the remaining portion of the roller, owing to the fact that the fnlcrum 31 of this section is preferably placed a little to the right of the metal of the support so that the outer or left hand end of the support will swing downwardly to the limit permitted by the screw 39.

As successive sections are cut from the roller, at points between the cradles of adj acent supports 29, each section will remain in vertical position, and there will be no tendency for the freshly cut section to shift relative to the remaining portion of the roller, because each carrier is locked in place and the superjacent portion of the roller is-prop erly supported by the carrier before the cutting operation is accomplished. After a section has been cut the operator may, if he desires, shift the freshly cut section axially awa from the remainin0r ortion .ofthe roll--v 22 ,A i .i

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er by sliding the cradles 3e on their carrier 29. .Y

In Fig. d we show, as a slight modification, a link GO attached at one end to one carrier 29 and connected at its other. end to theadjacent end of the adjacentc'arrier 29 by a pin and slot connection 6l so that these adjacent ends will move `up or down' simultaneously,

thus serving to vsteady the. carriers as the glass cylinder is cutinto sections. It willbe understood that these links may be dis-VV tributed along the horse.

,Wie claim as our invention:

' l. A capping horse for glass cylinders comprising a plurality of carriers arranged iiiV a longitudinal series and each capable of supporting a segregated cylinder section, a transverse ulcrum for each carrier, and a series oit ulcrumed beams each supporting a plurality ot said transverse fulcrums.

2. A capping horse for glass cylindersv coiiipi'ising a plurality of carriers arranged in a longitudinal series and each capable of support-ing a segregated cylinder section, a transverse fulcrum for each carrier, a series oiA iiulcrumed beams veach supporting a plurality of said transverse ulcrums, and means for temporarily locking some or" said carriers against movement on their ulcrums.

3. A capping horse for glass cylinders comprising a plurality vof carriers arranged in a longitudinal series and each vcapable of supporting a segregated cylinder section, each of said carriers having two longitudinally-shiftable cradles, a transverse fulcrum it'or each carrier, and a series of ulcrumed beams each supporting a plurality of said transverse 'tulcrums d. A capping horse for glass cylinders comprising a plurality of carriers arranged in a longitudinaliseries and each capable n oit' supporting a segregatedcylinder section, each oic said carriers having two longitudinally-shiftable cradles, a transverse fulcrum tor each carrier, a series of fulcrumed beams each supporting a plurality of said transverse fulcrums, and means for temporarily locking some of said carriers against movement on their fulcrums.

5. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a pair of aligned base beams each provided with a supporting fulcrum at a point interii'iediate its length, a connection between the adjacent ends of said beams permitting concurrent vertical movement of said ends, a plurality ofintcrinediate beams, two itulcruined upon the outer ends of said base beams, respectively, and one fulcrumed upon the inner end of one of said base beams, and a plurality of aligned carriers one fulcrumed upon each end of each of said intermediate beams.

6. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a pair of aligned base beams @ach provided with a supporting fulcrum at a point intermediate its length, a connection between the adJacent ends of said beams permitting concurrent vertical movement of saidends, a plurality otintermediate beams,

comprising a pair of aligned base beams each provided with a supporting ulcrum at a point intermediate its length, a connectionV between the adjacent ends of said beams permitting concurrent vertical movement of said ends, a plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcrumed upon the outer lends oi' said base beams, respectively, and one fulcruined upon the inner end of one of said base beams, a plurality of aligned carriers one -fulcruined upon each end of each of said intermediate beams, and means for temporarily locking some of said carriers to the subjacent base beamagainst movement on their fulcrums.

8. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a pair of aligned base beams each provided with a supporting fulcrum at a point intermediate itsy length, a connection between theadj ace-nt ends of said beams rpermittingconcurrent vertical movement of said ends, a plurality of intermediate beams, two-fulcrumed upon the outer ends of'said base beams, respectively, and one ulcrumed upon the inner end of oney of said base beams, and a ,plurality of aligned carriers one :tulcrumed upon each end of each of said intermediate beams.V Y

9. A capping horseffork glass cylinders, comprising a pair of aligned base beams each. provided with a supporting fulcrum at a point intermediate its length, a connection between the adjacent ends of said beams permitting concurrent vertical movement of said ends, a plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcrumed upon the outer ends of' said base beams respectively, and one fulcrumed upon the inner end of one of said base beams, a plurality of aligned lcarriers one ulcrumed upon each end oi each of said intermediate beams, each o'tf said carriers having two longitudinally-shiftablc cradles, and means for temporarily locking some oi said carriers to the subjacent base beams against movement on the fulcrums.

10. A capping horse for Aglass cylinders, comprising apair of aligned base beams each provided with a supporting fulcrum at a point intermediate its length, a connection between the adjacent ends of said beams permitting concurrent vertical movement of said ends, plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcruined upon the outer ends of said base beams, respectively, and one fulcrumed upon the inner end of one of said base beams, a plurality of aligned carriers one fulcrumedupon each end of each of said intermediate beams, each of said carriers having two longitudinally-shiftable cradles and means for temporarily locking some of saidV carriers against movement on their fulorums.

11. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a base-beam structure having two iulcrum supports at separated points intermediate its length and a portion intermediate the fulcrums vertically flexible whereby a load applied downwardly to one .end of the beam-structure outside a fulcrum will flex upwardly the portion of the beamstructure between the fulcrums, a plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcrumed on the outer ends of the base-beam and `one fulcrumed upon the base-beam between its 'fulcrums, and a plurality of aligned carriers one fulcrumed upon each end of each of said intermediate beams.

12. A capping hoise for glass cylinders, comprising' a base-beam structure having two fulcrum supports at separated points intermediate its length and a portion int-ermediate the fulorums vertically flexible whereby a load applied downwardly to one end of the -beanrstructure outside a fulorum will flex upwardly the portion of the beam-structure between the ulcrums, a plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcrumed on the outer ends of the base-beam and one fulcrumed upon the base-beam between its fulcrums, a plurality of aligned carriers one fulcrumed upon each end of each of said intermediate beams, and means for temporarily locking some of said carriers to the subjacent base-beam against movement on their fulcrums.

13. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a base-beam structure having two fulcruin supports at separated points intermediate its lengt-h and a portion intermediate the fulcrums vertically flexible whereby a load applied downwardly to one end of the beam-structure outside a fulcrum will flex upwardly the portion of the beam-structure between the fulcrums, a plurality of intermediate beams, two fulcrumed on the outer ends of the base-beam and one fulcrumed upon the base-beam between its fulcrums, a plurality of aligned carriers one ulcrumed upon each end of each of said intermediate beams, and means for temporarily locking some of said carriers against movement on their fulcrums.

14. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a plurality of carriers arranged in a longitudinal series, and each capable of independently supporting a segregated cylinder section, and an equalizing beam system interconnecting and supporting said carriers vertically yieldable.

15. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a plurality of carriers arranged in a longitudinal series, an equalizing beam system interconnecting and supporting said carriers vertically yieldable, and means for temporarily locking some of' said carriers against vertical movement.

16. A capping horse for glass cylinders, comprising a plurality of carriers arranged in a longitudinal series, and each capable of supporting a segregated cylinder section, an equalizing beam system interconnecting and supporting said carriers vertically yieldable, and means for temporarily locking some oi" said carriers against vertical movement.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Independence, Kansas, this 14th day of February, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.

CHARLES A. SMITH, HERBERT L. HILLYARD. 

